peanut
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I have a horse who is lame in the school (straight line and on circle) but completely sound when out hacking. The vet has x-rayed/scanned/cortisone injected previous injury (also seen by physio, farrier & saddle fitter) but can find nothing wrong. She has also had a few weeks off in case of soft tissue injury.
There were quite a few times (prior to calling the vet) when I would take her in the school and then get off because I wasn't sure whether she was quite sound (she is short behind and sort of hops and then grinds to a halt).
Weeks down the line she is still lame in the school. Against what I would normally do but with veterinary consent, yesterday I pushed her through the "lameness" and after a bit of arguing, she went really nicely and was completely sound!
She's an exceptionally bright and opinionated alpha mare who learns good and bad behaviour very easily. Could she possibly be faking it to get out of work? Has anyone any experience of this sort of thing please?
ETA: I should have said that she has always loathed going in the school!
There were quite a few times (prior to calling the vet) when I would take her in the school and then get off because I wasn't sure whether she was quite sound (she is short behind and sort of hops and then grinds to a halt).
Weeks down the line she is still lame in the school. Against what I would normally do but with veterinary consent, yesterday I pushed her through the "lameness" and after a bit of arguing, she went really nicely and was completely sound!
She's an exceptionally bright and opinionated alpha mare who learns good and bad behaviour very easily. Could she possibly be faking it to get out of work? Has anyone any experience of this sort of thing please?
ETA: I should have said that she has always loathed going in the school!
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